diff --git a/example/echo/echo.go b/example/echo/echo.go
index 011c70a3f..7c81c8268 100644
--- a/example/echo/echo.go
+++ b/example/echo/echo.go
@@ -36,14 +36,19 @@ func echoServer() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer listener.Close()
+
 	conn, err := listener.Accept(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	stream, err := conn.AcceptStream(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	defer stream.Close()
+
 	// Echo through the loggingWriter
 	_, err = io.Copy(loggingWriter{stream}, stream)
 	return err
@@ -58,11 +63,13 @@ func clientMain() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer conn.CloseWithError(0, "")
 
 	stream, err := conn.OpenStreamSync(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer stream.Close()
 
 	fmt.Printf("Client: Sending '%s'\n", message)
 	_, err = stream.Write([]byte(message))